What few are aware of, however, is that right before that war broke out, the Germans were actually engaging in vicious combat ...

Arguments that Japan need only adopt Germany’s attitude to its wartime past overlook a great deal of history. By Stefano von Loë May 09, 2014 Credit: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji ...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul says Berlin wants to take on more responsibility together with Tokyo — diplomatically ...

During her visit, Merkel declared, “This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, while 25 years have passed since the end of the Cold War.” “Germany and Japan have both ...

'We Japanese, across generations, must squarely face the history of the past," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in his speech last month marking the 70-year anniversary of Japan's surrender in World ...

Authors talked about the fate of German and Japanese war criminals in the aftermath of World War II. "Pursuit of War Criminals: To Punish or to Partner?" was part of the multi-day 2016 ...

During the last eight months of World War II, the Empire of Japan deployed nearly 9,000 of these. Only about 300 made it to the mainland. Six people were killed.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has begun a two-day visit to Japan by discussing Germany's reconciliation efforts after World War Two. She said Germany had "faced its past squarely", helping it ...

Many Americans know about Japanese war crimes during World War II that victimized captured soldiers from Western countries, as depicted in the classic 1957 British film The Bridge on the River Kwai.